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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Is yielding to pedestrians an Alberta thing? Having just come back from Edinburgh, it kind of reminded me again that yielding to pedestrians seems like it's more of a Calgary thing only vs. the rest of the world big cities thing. Maybe part of the reason why we are seeing more pedestrian incidents now is because we have an influx of people coming from places not used to yielding, and expecting pedestrians to cross only when the vehicle passes? I also notice in Toronto, cars don't typically yield to pedestrians, and pedestrians don't expect you to. I still remember being yelled at by a pedestrian for breaking their flow when I yielded to them.
And to be clear, I'm not victim blaming. Just trying to find a reason (besides the obvious "people can't drive" reason).
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We looked up the regulations a few years back.
1. Vehicles have the right of way on all Alberta roadways.
2. Vehicles must yield the right of way to pedestrians at crosswalks (marked or unmarked) if the pedestrian has indicated to the driver that they wish to cross the roadway and it is reasonable to do so.
It’s less, “pedestrians have the right of way” and more “vehicles have the right of way, but must yield the right of way to pedestrians under certain circumstances”.